The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-21
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An Interview with tho Accused "A Fayora.
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Concerning the man Baker, accused Of
numbering his wife and mother.in.law at
Holidays Cove, the Toronto ,T'tibrne has
the following: A representative Of this
paper landed at the New Cumberland
Court House yesterday morning, and by
the courtesy OF Sheriff Lindsey, had a
hali.hour's interview with Baker. b His
son, young man OF perhaps IS or 10
years, "a printer and attache OF the OHIO
Pres, went over with Us In the skitf, and
npent an hour or more OF the forenoon
with his father In the coll. M ~ n,
We were rather isyorably Impressed
with the appearance Of the accused man,
he being Of q fine physique, tall, with long
wayy Jet black beard, black hair and light
bluish.grey eyes,with an squiline nose
and good open countenance.-a man
withal Of splendid bearing, whose appear.
ance Ia much to his favor. He occupled
one OF the two front cells OF the county
jail, and was under the surveillance Of
Deputy. Sheriff William Chapman. In his
cell was cot and chair. There were per.
haps a dozen newspapers scattered over
the cot, he reading with ayidity all that
comes to bis hands concerning the case.
He Baid the portrait Of himself which ap.
peared in Pittsburgh paper, was an out.
rage on humanity. X gjE'lifi
He Is we'll educated person, sand a
ready and easy talker, who has the faculty
otrworking up ones sympathiea In spite
Of ons'e self. He talked freely Of the
tragedy, and oil the events and circum.
stances connected Herewith. He said, o,
course, he was not guilty, but that the
people were prejudiced sgainst him by
the newspaper reports and by tho work
OF the detectives who hoped 10 thus get fol
themselves much glory. lie especially
0isBectea Conleon'g statements found
elsewhere in this paper and pointed GU,
some things glaringly unreasonable there
in, viz, Coulaona saying he saw Baker
the morning Of the discovery Of tho trag.
edy, when all knsw that C0uleon was moi
there till thirty.slx hours afterwards He
also stated that the evidence offered by
others proving the women alive on his
departure, and 30 on, had been taken
no account OF. He said the two women
were OF very retiring disposition
and unnocial, he only remembering
but one or two cases OF any Of their friendt
or relations taking . meal in the house
with them. He spoke Of them attending
church on Sunday morning, and OF the
fact that there had never been harsh
word passed between him, his wife 0,
mother-fn-law, aud that the best Of feel.
ings existed between them; Of the death
OF their young child aome months ago; o.
his return from the west on April Q, since
which time no had only been absent from
home three nights-twice at his fathers
who is quite irail, and once at Allegheny
Baker Is the father Of seven children BY
hin first wife, and to them he referred pa
thetica)ly, especially his two daughter
who are young ladies and live with hi
first wife's folks. He said there could be
no motive for his doing the dsed-Mrs
McWha would naturally have lived but s
few years longer and her effects were al
ready willed to his wife and then to him
He at times gave way to emotion, ant
certainly has the faculty OF making a ia
vorable impression.